On November 17, Beijing Guoan from the Chinese Super League was eliminated from the second round of the knockout stage of the FA Cup after losing a penalty shootout to an amateur team, the Chinese championship team Jingchuan County Wenhui Football Club. Xinjiang fans were surprised to find out that many of the players of this Chinese championship team were from Xinjiang.
In recent years, soccer players from Xinjiang have spread all over the motherland. Xinjiang players are one of the many teams in the Chinese Super League. As the younger generation of players from Xinjiang continues to grow, many youngsters have made it to the China B team and the China Championship team. In the lineup that beat Beijing Guoan, four players were from Xinjiang. They were No. 6 Shi Letian and No. 21 Dildin Akbayr, No. 36 Eladin Abduheini and substitute Yerdana Milati Khan.
In the Jingchuan Wenhui's big list, there is also 11 Nutifulla Mirshati, replacement goalkeeper 22 - buy Buyati Aili, 14 Abu Zheheman Yusup Kadir, Jiang Yusup Kadir - Abdushala 99 and Abdushalamu - five Xinjiang, Sticky and others.
Some of the players celebrating the win after the game. This photo is from the Eminence County Football Association
Yerdana Milati Khan from Emin County, Emin County Football Association Chairman - Slamubek told reporters, "I am very excited to see this child's outstanding performance in the FA Cup. In the future, we should also learn from Jingchuan County Football Association and gradually build amateur soccer clubs, while continuing to do a good job in Emin County Amateur Football League."
Shilotian (far right) celebrates the victory with his teammates. Photo from Changji Football Association
Shi Le Tian, 19 years old, from Changji City. Zhang Ye, secretary general of the Changji State Football Association, told reporters, "He started playing soccer when he was five or six years old. In the past two or three years, he has received systematic training under the Spanish youth training system. The Chinese Championship is a good platform. Now he has a steady opportunity to compete with adults. I believe his technical ability will steadily improve. I hope he can join the Chinese First Division and Chinese Super League teams soon."
China's soccer league system is divided into four levels, with the Chinese Super League, in which Beijing Guoan plays, being the highest, and the second tier of professional leagues being the Chinese First League, in which Xinjiang Xuebao plays. China's second league is somewhere between professional and amateur, while the China Champions League team is a purely amateur team. The top teams in provincial amateur soccer leagues qualify.
